Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair
The association is dedicated to the agricultural and horticultural advantages that are available through educational and informative showcases that feature participating youth from our community.
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair at a glance
In short: Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,659 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -63.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,104,090
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $96,760
- -83.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $76,329
- -298.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $393,145
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair gives
- Giving grew 22% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $17K (2019). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of SWFL Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $8,451 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,104,090 | $96,760 | $393,145 | $2,659 | Total only | $76,329 |
| 2024 | $1,413,818 | $577,359 | $984,032 | $7,302 | Total only | $-38,528 |
| 2023 | $1,950,439 | $4,109,357 | $4,135,224 | $8,451 | 1 | $17,838 |
| 2022 | $1,940,005 | $4,555,563 | $4,139,516 | $5,547 | 1 | $2,277 |
| 2021 | $1,502,474 | $3,127,405 | $3,013,380 | $5,370 | 1 | $1,681 |
| 2020 | $1,658,620 | $3,223,200 | $3,283,637 | $6,910 | 1 | $233 |
| 2019 | $1,712,003 | $3,573,964 | $3,391,933 | $17,470 | 2 | $2,877 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair
Based on IRS filings
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in North Fort Myers, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $76K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair is led by Mike Peak, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mike Peak
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Sherkus
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Burnette
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Powell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Setaro
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Sims
1st Vice President
Treasurer → 2nd Vice President, 2020
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Fitch
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Crone
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Knafel
2nd Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donnie Fewell
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Randy Collmer (2019–2024) — 2nd Vice President
- Former: Wade Burnette (2024) — Director
- Former: David Foote (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: John Canty (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Monty Winslow (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Patricia Huffmaster (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Todd Patrick (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Timothy Mann (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles Doss Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Propp (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Daniel Holland (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Earl Rausch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Hugh Curtis Hardin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Keith Councell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kelly Palmer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nick Groff (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Badgley (2019–2021) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Don Horton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Byron Smock (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair
How much does Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair give each year?
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid.
How large is Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair?
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $97K.
What is Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair?
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in North Fort Myers, FL. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair operate?
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair's EIN?
Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6142649. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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